Sanford made 17 free throws in the fourth quarter to muscle past Akron 58-53 to capture the Class 2A state championship Saturday night at Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Massari Arena.
Pueblo East claimed the school’s first basketball state title with a 58-51 victory over Denver South.
Lucia Vlkova, a foreign exchange student from Slovakia, helped lead Norwood to the Class 1A state championship in a thrilling 38-34 victory over Caliche on Saturday at the Budweiser Events Center.
Dom Collier put an exclamation point on the end of his high school career as he led the Denver East Angels to a 70-49 win over Fossil Ridge to clinch the 5A state championship.
In a wild finish, Hi-Plains claimed its first state championship since 2008 — it also won in 2006 — with a 52-51 survival of powerhouse Caliche.
As eighth-graders in 2010, the current senior class of basketball players at Pueblo East have been eyeing their shot at a state title.
When Chandler Sturms walked to the free throw line, her heart was pounding. The Lutheran junior, however, didn’t get lost in the pressure of the moment.
Using a tenacious defense, No. 4-seeded Sanford upset top-seeded Ignacio 47-37 Friday in a Class 2A state semifinal game at Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Massari Arena.
Ibrahim Sylla scored nine points in overtime as Denver South hung on to defeat the Indians 79-75 to advance to the state championship game.
The Pagosa Springs girls basketball team struggled mightily to find the bottom of the net in the first half of Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal game. Fortunately, their defense kept it close.